The effectiveness of school mental health literacy programs to address knowledge, attitudes and help seeking among youth

Wei, Yifeng; Hayden, Jill A.; Kutcher, Stan; Zygmunt, Austin; McGrath, Patrick J.

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“…10 However, such results may reflect changes in treatment-seeking behaviour. 27 There have been substantial efforts made to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness, 28,29 and awareness of mental illness has increased among medical professionals and the general public. [28][29][30] As mental health literacy increases, parents and caregivers are presumably more likely to recognize mental health problems and refer children to professional care.…”

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“…27 There have been substantial efforts made to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness, 28,29 and awareness of mental illness has increased among medical professionals and the general public. [28][29][30] As mental health literacy increases, parents and caregivers are presumably more likely to recognize mental health problems and refer children to professional care. 31,32 This may explain why studies using reports from parents and teachers have reported increases in rates of child and adolescent mental illness, 3,4 and why diagnosed rates of mental health problems have increased in recent years.…”

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“…6,7 However, recent research suggests that most youth experiencing mental health problems are still not accessing treatment. 28,33,34 Continued effort is needed to reduce barriers to helpseeking behaviour among youth.…”

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Time trends in symptoms of mental illness in children and adolescents in Canada

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Interpretation:With the exception of hyperactivity, the prevalence of symptoms of mental illness in Canadian children and adolescents has remained relatively stable from 1994/95 to 2008/09. Conflicting reports of escalating rates of mental illness in Canada may be explained by differing methodologies between studies, an increase in treatment-seeking behaviour, or changes in diagnostic criteria or practices. AbstractResearch CMAJ, December 9, 2014, 186(18) E673 Methods Study designThis study used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, which involves a population-based cohort of Canadian children and adolescents followed prospectively every 2 years by Statistics Canada since 1994/95. 14 The cohort is considered nationally representative, with the exception of children living on First Nations reserves or Crown lands, in institutions and in some remote regions. This study was designed to collect information about multiple aspects of child health and development. The follow-up rate for the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth from cycle 1 (1994/95) to cycle 8 (2008/2009) was 61%.15 Further details about the cohort, including study design and response rates (mostly above 80% at each wave), are described elsewhere. 14,15 The survey included numerous assessments related to child and adolescent mental health. The behaviour scale was adapted from questionnaires used in the Montreal Longitudinal Survey and the Ontario Child Health Study, which were designed to identify children who would most likely qualify for a psychiatric diagnosis based on symptom criteria for the revised 3rd edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 16 This scale has been used in previous studies of child and adolescent adjustment, and has shown good psychometric properties. 17,18 In each cycle, participants aged 10 years or older were asked to self-report the frequency of various feelings and behaviours in the past week, with 3 possible responses ranging from "never or not true" to "often or very true." Each item was assigned a score of 0 to 2 (higher scores indicating a greater degree of mental health problems). Questionnaires were completed on paper, at home in a private setting, and sealed in envelopes to ensure confidentiality.Composite scores were created by summing item scores on each of 4 subscales relevant to adolescent mental illness: conduct disorder (6 items, e.g., "I kick or hit other people my age"), hyperactivity (7 items, e.g., "I am impulsive, I act without thinking"), indirect aggression (5 items, e.g., "When I am mad at someone, I say bad things behind his/her back"), and symptoms of depression/anxiety (7 items, e.g., "I am not as happy as other people my age" and "I worry a lot"). 19 The same items were collected at each cycle, with the exception of 1 hyperactivity item and 1 depression/anxiety item, which were dropped in cycle 4. In the interest of comparability over time, these items were not included in composite scores. All items comprising the final scale...

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“…The full search strategy is provided in the Appendix A. Additional data sources included reference lists of appropriate existing systematic literature reviews [29,30,[32][33][34][35][36]. The relevant references from these reviews were included in the data set.…”

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Can video interventions be used to effectively destigmatize mental illness among young people? A systematic review

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ABSTRACT:Video is considered to be an effective, easy to use tool employed in anti-stigma interventions among young people. Mass media has been shown to be effective for reducing stigma; however, there is insufficient evidence to determine the destigmatization effects of videos specifically. This article systematically reviews the effectiveness of video intervention in reducing stigma among young people between 13 and 25 years.We searched 13 electronic databases including randomized controlled trials, cluster randomized controlled trials, and controlled before and after studies. Of the 1426 abstracts identified, 23 studies (reported in 22 papers) met the inclusion criteria.Video interventions led to improvements in stigmatising attitudes. Video was found to be more effective than other interventions, such as classical face-to-face educational sessions or simulation of hallucinations. According to results of two studies, social contact delivered via video achieved similar destigmatization effect to that delivered via a live intervention.Although the quality of studies as well as the form of video interventions varied, the findings suggest that video is a promising destigmatization tool among young people; however, more studies in this area are needed. There was a lack of evidence for interventions outside of school environments, in low-and middle-income countries, and studies which looked at long-term outcomes or measured impact on actual behaviour and implicit attitudes. The review generates recommendations for video interventions targeted at young people.

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“…• Mental health education programmes in schools can improve mental health knowledge of children (61). While most studies of school programmes have been carried out in high-income countries, one of the best evaluated in a low-income country was carried out in rural Pakistan.…”

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Promotion of mental health and prevention of mental disorders: priorities for implementation

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Petersen³

2015

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The effectiveness of school mental health literacy programs to address knowledge, attitudes and help seeking among youth

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Time trends in symptoms of mental illness in children and adolescents in Canada

Time trends in symptoms of mental illness in children and adolescents in Canada

Can video interventions be used to effectively destigmatize mental illness among young people? A systematic review

Promotion of mental health and prevention of mental disorders: priorities for implementation

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